 MIBRomeo (1889), Wisconsin, USA
May 18, 2008
woo hoo.. lucky to find this little gem in brugge.
Dark ruby pour nearing brown w/ a small big bubbled soapy head and some light lacing. Aroma is very nice.. wine like, some deep currants hidden in there, notes of belgian yeast, lightly sour fruit, very earthy some warm alcohols. Palate is big and aggressively tart as well as well coated. Flavor is surprisingly sour, especially for the age, very fruity, front leaves a sweet tingle on the tongue after the swallow, some other berries in there I can’t place.. a touch of earthy leathers and a known alcohol, very complex flavor as there are several things I can’t pick out in the fruit and spice, very well blended though, I think some white peppers are in there as well as the oaky notes come through on the tongue. I really enjoyed this, too bad it’s retired.
Rciesla (813), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle in a trade. Pours a cloudy brown body with a tan head. Woody vinous, balsamic vinegar, tart and very drinkable. Not as funky as i would have thought but still very enjoyable dispite the acidity.
bhensonb (3004), Woodland, California, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle from Liquid Solutions in Portland, OR. Slightly murky, reddish brown color with a few bubbles for head. Aroma is darkly vinous. Wood, dark cherry and stuff. Near medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is medium sour with lots of oak. The oak tends to dominate the cherry and fruit. It’s very kind, and not at all harshly sour. Funk is not in it. Delightful. Arguably the best sour I have had. Which may not be saying much. Finish tends to blend all the stuff together. Tart and pleasant may sum this up. Makes me think of a very well aged zinfandel - ?
jerohen (1478), Bussum, Netherlands
Sep 28, 2008 Bottled 0.7 liter. Muddy dark brown coloured, almost no head. Aroma of balsamic vinegar, fruit, wood. Very sour flavour, woody, fruity, tart. After the explosion of flavours the finish is relatively short and easy-going. I like sour ales to be a bit more easy to drink, but this one is still highly recommended.
xmarcnolanx (680), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Aroma is vinegar, caramel, lots of sourness and funk.
Pours with almost no head and a deep, muddy brown consistency of color.
The beer looks pretty, but yet scary.
The tart, caramel aroma gives way to some dull cereal in the taste, a touch of alcohol and a sweet, subdued sourness.
This is not the most sour beer, but is well-integrated, complex, and enjoyable.
I like this very much.
inkubus27 (102), USA
Sep 18, 2008 I’m pretty new to sours, but here goes. I poured straight down the center of a snifter and got a few wine like bubbles for the head. Color is dark brown, similar in appearance to a porter. Aroma, to me, smells like a red wine, with major oak notes. The flavor changes about 5 times every time you take a sip. It starts out mildly sweet, then moves to a wine-like flavor and once it hits the back of your tongue slaps you with a big sour note. Not much in the way of hops that I could detect. Palate finishes sour and lingers for a moment, but ultimately is very easy to drink. Overall this was very reminiscent of a wine in my opinion with a huge sour note.
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